"It’s best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality."

Maude from the movie Harold and Maude

When I joined tribe back in '04, I was eager to add friends to my network, as we all are when first discovering the joys of connecting here. I have to admit that I was less than selective about those who requested to be added to my network. Back then, if someone sent me an invitation, I would always accept. Over time, I have discovered that there have been some in my network whom I don't know beyond an avatar (which changes).

My desire in adding friends to my network is to *gasp* develop friendships, what a novel idea! With this in mind, I am requestring that those who wish to be included in my network, share an introduction explaining how it is you "bumped" into me here, what you feel we have in common and a little something about yourself that will help establish a friendship. I am always happy to hear from fellow tribers so don't be shy. Just be real.

In Bliss,
*B*

Slayed

Human, fleshly need
Impaled – blood red
Sacrificed
Offered on a bed of coals
White with Soul’s fury
To writhe and dance within Her flame

All Conquering Mother ~
Consume me
Breathe me
Drink me up
As no human can
Dance upon my heart and make it sing
Songs of true love…
Until there is no one here but You.

Purified - at last
Nothing but ash remains of the tie
That held my heart hostage
Illusion – a mere story of nothingness
The jealous passion of a false lover
Dies and I am reclaimed



SKIN

Soft
So soft
to the touch
And gently draped
O’r curve and valley
Hip…thigh…belly
Ah, pillowed belly
With tender smocking
Stitched with love
And seamed
Where I once cradled
my gifts to the world
daughter, daughter, son
and where now
I proudly wear
the ripened fruit
of me –
Soft
So soft
to the touch.

I am woman!
The pain and rage of a million sorrows I carry within my breast
As the love and compassion borne of every mother bleeds red from my womb
I am the circle cast of flesh and spirit
The sheer will of my intention is the athame I thrust up before man
The fire of Kali shoots from my nostrils as dragon’s breath
The destroyer I am
The alpha and omega I AM
The healer I become when first I have licked my wounds
Their bitter weeping intoxicates me and I am made powerful
Strike me with your whips,
Ha! Bind me with your chains and still, I am not yours
Untamed, I rail against the boundaries of my own body
I am more than what you see
and more than what you feel with earthly hands
My edges grope the endlessness of being
In defiance of all that is assumed of me, I bare my teeth
And scream in ragged wrenching silence my truth,
My law that no one knows
Because it resides locked within and the key is mine alone
Those who play at divinity with long winded speeches and heavy hands
Shall crumble and be broken by the very divinity they spout
For She hears them all and She cares not for words
She wants naught but complete and utter surrender beneath Her dancing feet
Beat the drums; call forth the sitar, the ankle bells and the flute
This is the hour of reckoning, a time for karmas to come and play
My body sways and spins with the rhythmic call of Her charge
Moon carries with it the fullness of my power
Sun bows low before my passion
Stirred and released through an act of love with the Beloved
Don’t speak to me of truth, speak to me of humility and I might listen
I don't want the hollow chords sung by sweet voices masking hatred
Rather, give me the discordant tones of a soul stripped bare and broken
The body of a mendicant over the marble carvings of perfection
For this is what I AM.